Moss gets his interview, Capers on McKenzie’s radar
By Steve Corkran
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012 at 2:03 pm in Oakland Raiders.
As expected, Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie reached out to Green Bay Packers assistant head coach/linebackers coach Winston Moss. An ESPN report says McKenzie interviewed Moss eight days ago, one day before the Packers’ season ended with a loss to the New York Giants.
All along, Moss has been considered the favorite from this corner, given McKenzie’s strong tied to Moss and the fact McKenzie has told people close to him in the past that he would hire Moss as his head if given the opportunity.
Moss isn’t the only name linked to an interview for the vacancy created by the firing of Hue Jackson on Jan. 10. CBS’ Charlie Casserley said today that McKenzie has requested permission from the Packers to interview defensive coordinator Dom Capers.
McKenzie has not spoken with the media since his introductory news conference Jan. 10. A Raiders official said he is could not confirm Moss’ interview and that the team won’t comment publicly until a coach is hired.
Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Mike Tice is scheduled to interview with McKenzie on Tuesday.
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January 22nd, 2012 at 2:05 pm
Mike Tice….I might puke.
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:05 pm
Im right there with you.
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:05 pm
The Oakland Raiders recently met with Packers assistant head coach/inside linebackers coach Winston Moss in Green Bay about their open head-coaching position, and multiple league sources said the session did not go particularly well.
At this point in their search, the Raiders have only interviewed one person in Oakland — Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg.
Sources said Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie is expected to expand his search for Hue Jackson’s replacement this week. The Raiders also have interviewed Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Dennis Allen and former Miami Dolphins interim coach Todd Bowles, but those interviews happened outside Oakland.
Broncos offensive coordinator Mike McCoy also is on the Raiders’ list of candidates, along with Packers defensive coordinator Dom Capers and New Orleans Saints offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael Jr.
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January 22nd, 2012 at 2:06 pm
I rather have Capers over Tice!
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:07 pm
Had to be about money with Moss. Reggie said they got control over everything else.
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:07 pm
And I don’t like Capers!
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:08 pm
How old is Capers? 70?
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:08 pm
If it came down to morninweg tice or capers i pick capers and get bowles as our DC
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:08 pm
I don’t believe anything posted as news by Dakota.
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:08 pm
Reggie is scrambling then. He thought he had it locked up when he came in.
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:09 pm
Torey Smith wooo look at that speed
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:10 pm
Theres Moore missing a tackle for TD
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:10 pm
WHO WAS THE USC RECIEVER THAT WAS I THE SAME DRAFT AS GALLERY ? WAS ALSO A “CANT MISS”.THINK DETROIT TOOK HIM.
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:10 pm
Raider O Says:
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:08 pm
I don’t believe anything posted as news by Dakota.
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I am truely hurt O……
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:12 pm
Cockran the Semi Pros’s on the blog allready reported this…You are waaayyy late once again…
great job, keep up the bad work…
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:12 pm
DIRT-LOT FOOTBALL Says:
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:10 pm
WHO WAS THE USC RECIEVER THAT WAS I THE SAME DRAFT AS GALLERY ? WAS ALSO A “CANT MISS”.THINK DETROIT TOOK HIM.
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U are thinking Roy Williams, WR Texas….who Al would have taken over Fitz anyhow…sheesh Al.
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:14 pm
I dont know why Cork even bothers getting out of bed on Sunday. Has he ever been first on anything?
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:14 pm
Dirt is thinking of Mike Williams.
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:15 pm
Wow, clash of the titans was so bad they had to make another one?
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:16 pm
WOODHEAD!
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:16 pm
THANKS DAKOTA.DRAFTING IS ALWAYS EASIER 5 YEARS LATER.
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:17 pm
Reggie’s waiting to interview teams form this week eked?
Shoot, I would do that, you know he is waiting to I interview Pagano, Fewell, etc.
I like Can Cameron, he killed us when he was calling plays for SD.
Like I said Reggie is taking it slow. Lots of skeletons, crap, fat overpaid players on this roster…
Getting rid of Herrera is taking a little longer, lol….
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:17 pm
LEFTY, THATS HIM.WAS A BEAST IN COLLAGE.
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:18 pm
I think Carmichael of the Saints would be a great choice….offense coach and then he goes out and finds the right defense coach.
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:18 pm
GO RAVENS !!!
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:23 pm
DIRT-LOT FOOTBALL Says:
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:17 pm
LEFTY, THATS HIM.WAS A BEAST IN COLLAGE.
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Yeah that was the 2005 draft when Millen took Williams, after he sat out a year….
Millen drafted:
Charles Rogers 2nd overall in 2003
Roy Williams 7th overall in 2004
Mike Williams 10th overall in 2005
see Al wasn’t the worst GM in history….just the second worst.
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:25 pm
Gronkowski is done…looked like the Roethlisberger injury.
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:27 pm
He’ll get it wrapped and take a shot.Might be out if they make the SB,but he will be back today.It won’t get really bad until it tightens up later.
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:29 pm
It’s a great day to be a Raiders fan. Isn’t it?!
23.DIRT-LOT FOOTBALL Says:
LEFTY, THATS HIM.WAS A BEAST IN COLLAGE.
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How’d he do in quilting?
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:31 pm
Come on Woodhead….redemption!
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:32 pm
If the Moss interview didn’t “go particularly well,” it means that Moss waltzed in here expecting to be just offered the job, and when Reggie asked the hard questions, Moss was “Uh…well…um…”
Good. It means that Reggie doesn’t care who his former BFFs were, and just wants the best man for the job.
I like this guy more and more all the time.
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:34 pm
Raiderduck
If the story is true Im betting it was more about money and Mark told him to pound sand.
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:35 pm
Duck,that is what I said,Reggie must not have like what he heard.
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:36 pm
HAYESDAZE37,NOT SURE ABOUT QUILTING,HE DID ACE ADVANCED BASKET-WEAVING THOUGH..
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:38 pm
DonManoukiansNeighbor Says:
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:34 pm
Raiderduck
If the story is true Im betting it was more about money and Mark told him to pound sand.
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I doubt money had anything to do with it, unless he was demanding Gruden-level $$$ (which would be totally undeserved for a first-time HC). If Reggie took the job after turning down other GM offers, it means he was given TOTAL control. Doubt Mark was even in the room for the interview.
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:38 pm
Dan,you are assuming he was offered the job and there is nothing to back that up since Reggie has at least 2 more interviews scheduled.
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:39 pm
Dakota Says:
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:10 pm
Raider O Says:
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:08 pm
I don’t believe anything posted as news by Dakota.
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I am truely hurt O……
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
It was a compliment.
You have great Skills due to your training.
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:39 pm
AFC Championship broke Twitter
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:41 pm
I thought Spikes was suppose to be slower than McClain, but it doesn’t look like it in the field. I know McClain ran a faster 40.
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:41 pm
The Raiders’ new DC will be Winston Moss.
The new HC will decide on keeping Saunders (my preference at this point)…but if the new HC is an Offensive specialist (another preference), Saunders still may not be calling plays.
This here NFL requires bad-ass Defenses to win tough ball games…but if the Offense can’t put up 24-ish points per game nowadays, that team’s going to be left in the dust.
An ability to win tough, low-scoring games is one thing…but a team that as a rule wins games 18-15, 17-14, etc., will be blown away at crunch-time. Ask the Denver Tebows.
Give me a HC who will (read: know how to) allow an Offense to regularly put up points in the 24-point range, and a Defense to keep the opponents under 20, and I’ll show you team that is a Super Bowl contender.
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:43 pm
MARK DAVIS PROBABLY NOT IN THE ROOM 4 THE INTERVIEW,MOST LIKLEY HAS TO SIGN OFF ON THE CONTRACT / $$ THOUGH..
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:44 pm
Replacing Hue with guys like Morning, Tice, Capers, Allen or McCoy??
Ov vey….Oooff!
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:44 pm
Duck
During the presser something was mentioned about budget. Mark had told him what he’s willing to spend. We will probably never know. But I just don’t understand how they go from your my guy if I get the gig to having a bad interview. Not to mention the interview was never reported and Moss passed up the chance to say he had an interview when ask about the Raiders.
Seems weird
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:44 pm
Damn if only we had a defense
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:45 pm
On the field.
Spikes!
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:45 pm
Mark gave Reggie a budget of $2.5 million for the entire coaching staff.
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:45 pm
The Raiders’ new DC will be Winston Moss.
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If that is who the new HC picks,correct.If the new HC wants someone else it will be someone else.Gone are the days where the GM hires the HCs assistants.
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:46 pm
D-L — You got my joke, right?
College is an institute of higher learning. Collage is an arts & crafts form.
That dude was awesome in collage! Funny stuff…and probably not too far from the truth, considering the tough classes it takes an athlete to graduate from USC nowadys.
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:47 pm
That’s Less than Al’s budget.
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:47 pm
Hayes
Moss is an asst HC. I dont think we can hire him as a DC.
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:47 pm
wow
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:48 pm
I HEAR U HAYSDAZE37..
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:49 pm
great game
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:49 pm
Maybe Reggie asked Moss to come on as a DC instead of HC and Moss has always thought he would get the HC gig if Reggie was promoted so he is mad at Reggie.
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:49 pm
Might be Ravens last chance wit the ball.
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:49 pm
DonManoukiansNeighbor Says:
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:44 pm
Duck
During the presser something was mentioned about budget. Mark had told him what he’s willing to spend. We will probably never know. But I just don’t understand how they go from your my guy if I get the gig to having a bad interview. Not to mention the interview was never reported and Moss passed up the chance to say he had an interview when ask about the Raiders.
Seems weird
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The only thing that I can think of is that the interview was a disaster. Maybe Reggie was asking tough questions, and Moss didn’t know what he was talking about. IF (and I’m saying if) that was the case, we wouldn’t want him as our HC anyway. We got our fill of “entitlement” with Lance and Hue.
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:49 pm
retreads….
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:50 pm
C’mon Dakota!
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:50 pm
Also, interviewing Moss, then asking for permission to interview Capers makes no sense unless Moss is no longer in the running. Looks like Marty Morhninweg will be our next coach. Hopefully he changes his name to something easier to spell.
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:51 pm
I think Dakota is fuk with us and is getting all this talk and is laughing his a$$ off.
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:51 pm
@ the budget….lol
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:51 pm
Who knows what “the session did not go particularly well” means….might mean the KFC Slaw was sour or the Cheeseburgers had too many onions….never know.
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:54 pm
hahaha….it’s funny but sad, that McK is talking to and actually considering bad retreads like Capers, Tice, and Morningwheg, but is not even bothering with a GOOD retread like Gruden that MOST of the Raider Nation would love to see come back as head coach??
Wow. How weird.
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:55 pm
new post
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:55 pm
4TH DOWN WITH SEASON ON THE LINE !!
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:57 pm
New post, peoples
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:57 pm
Is Hue coaching for the Ravens now?
January 22nd, 2012 at 2:57 pm
I wanted the Ravens to win it all!
January 22nd, 2012 at 3:06 pm
BREAKING NEWS: RAIDERS GM MCKENZIE TO INTERVIEW GRUDEN
It is being reported that Cindy Gruden, wife of former Raiders head coach Jon Gruden, will be interviewing for the same job her husband held ten years ago. Amid rumors….
January 22nd, 2012 at 3:08 pm
Sterling!
January 22nd, 2012 at 3:11 pm
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCC
January 22nd, 2012 at 3:12 pm
Damn damn damn…Patriots luck up again…the tuck, now the miss
January 22nd, 2012 at 3:13 pm
S. Moore should have been covering Megatron.
January 22nd, 2012 at 3:14 pm
Ok Giants, kick some forty whiners azz
January 22nd, 2012 at 3:15 pm
I just heard the window closing for the Ravens.
January 22nd, 2012 at 3:43 pm
Don’t think it’s going to be Moss…just a feeling.
January 22nd, 2012 at 4:00 pm
Ray done.
Ray. Lewis head coach. Think he understands 3-4 and leading men?
January 22nd, 2012 at 9:30 pm
I was hoping the Ravens would have won today, see how Sterling Moore saved the day for New England. Hue should have never released him, Sterling Moore is way better than Routt in my opinion. Go Giants, can not stand New England with the Tuck Rule.